System Resources

[24hrsurfer]

Just checked System Resources, and find 52% used with nothing running, what uses up resources on my pc? if I could reduce the % would my pc run faster? tia
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[TekTippy4U]

see faq615-3144
and the section entitled there "Speed up your Win9x/ME machine" too.
let me just say also - Start > Run MSCONFIG and count how many startup items you have loading in the Startup Tab

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[24hrsurfer]

Thanks T/T4U - I'll take a look, been running like a snale for 2/3 months!! upped memory from 64 to 384 was a little better.
Well get back to you later Cheers - Mike...

 

[TekTippy4U]

hi Mike;
your welcome
Also Clear all the Caches;
in IE - delete the Temporary Internet Files (see below links)
-- In WINDOWS, delete the Contents only within --> History, Cookies, Recent, and Temp folders.
YOu may have a Virus and/or Spyware/Malware as well
See these faqs for more info - as well as this site

http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

-- Faq760-3862
-- Faq608-4650

The RAM upgrade should help tremendously, but only when you're CLEAN

TT4U

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[24hrsurfer]

Hi TT4U - Thanke for the reply, I have
10k files on C: drive
10k files on My pc
600 on Documents
580 My documents
18 on Desk top
24 on srart up files is this too many? I dont want to delete them in error. I dont know how they got there in the first place!!!! Quiet new to these pc thingies still finding my way around ! help ....
On the C:/ (Back up file) its using 928,958kb!
Cheers Mike..

 

[TekTippy4U]

the "amount" of files doesn't matter, but the "free" disk space does . Start > Run Msinfo32
tons of info, but the firsat page in ight Pane will list Drives and disk space amounts
Are you running WinME? if so Empty 'most' of the _Restore folder so you only have last weeks worth. Sort by Date to help, by clicking the "Date" part of the Bar when viewing in Explorer
Start > Run DXDIAG general tab for some more system info


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[24hrsurfer]

TT4U - Thanks I'll try n sort it this time, I'm running 98se
Cheers Mike...

 

[TekTippy4U]

oh yeh - In Windows Explorer (not IE) - use View menu >> Details to even have the Name, Type, Size, Modified, Attributes bars, to click on, to Sort (Modified is the "Date" one)

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